Freight-car end.



w. E. WINE.

FREIGHT CAR END. 1;

APPLICATION FI LED APR. 3

Patented May1,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 WILLIAM E. WINE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

FREIGHT-CAB END.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa :ented May 1, 1917.

Application filed April 3, 1916. Serial No. 88,621.

To all whom it may com-N11: 4

Be it known that I, VILLIA .u E. \Vixrz. a

eitizen ot the United tates. residing at To- 'ledo, in the eountyofLut-as and the State ol Ohio, have invented new and useful Tmprovements in Freight-Car Ends, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in freight car constrl-letion, and

more especially to the construction or 'l'orma tion of metal plates or sections for the end walls thereof.

The object of my invention isto protide a steel end for a. freight car which is sulliciently strongto withstand the strains of shifting loads within the ear as well as that of service conditions from the outside of the car.

Another object of my invention is to so form the plates that they will reduce manufacturing costs to a ll'llllllflllll'l. T

Astill further object of my invention is to so form the plates that they can be readily repaired in an our shop with the present 'l'acilitics for performing such work. 1

With these and other objects hereinafter explained in view, my invention consists in the construction and combination of clc' ments hereinafter described and claimed.

In. the accompanyii'ig drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention; Figure 1 is an elevation of an end of a car provided with steel plates of the construction about to be described and provided with openings for the reception of suitable end windows or ventilators. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation on the car end. Fig; dis a section correspon'dingto section on line 55 of Fig. 1, 'asolid end car not using end windows and illustrates a modification ot the invention as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 IS a artial'plan view of same, with the roof board's removed. Fig. 71s a modification of the invention as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a a, section on line 88 of Fig. 1.

Similar characters designate similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawfieferring now to the parts by number, thecar end as shown in Fig.1 is com osed of plates, 1, 1 and 2, provided with anges 3,

3 and 4 respectively, which are riveted to the webs of the 2 ba end posts 5. The end posts 5 are. tltitlt'llt't to the end sill (3 by brackets T and spat: ng angle 8. The end posts 5 are also eonnaeted to a horizontal Z bar member 9 by anglev brackets 10. The Z bar member 9 is so located that the wood member 5) rests on top thereof and outside of the inner llauge 5 thus preventing water from entering the ear between the Z bar member fl and the wood member 9. lhe

llll'llllNl' is eonueetef to the side members 11.

.l by llange 1t and -ivets 17 along its top edge. The outer ed re is provided with a llange 18 wlneh exttuds around'the corner post 19 a sullieicnt istance toproperly reinforce the same and to be. securely fastened thereto by means of bolts 2t). The end posts 5 are provided wlth wood furrmg posts 5 suitable. for the reeep ;ion oi the frame of the end windows or ventilators and which also i serve as naillug strips for the lmmg 21 of thecar.

By flanging the plates 1, 1 and .Z'and riveting them to the webs of the end posts 1 and end plate, a grea ;er strength is obtained for the end, which is not only due to the ad; ditional strength of he flanges, but also to the fact that, by tht removal of the metal to form the hole in the web, the post is not weakened against literal bonding to any great extent. If thtse plates were riveted direct to the flanges of the end posts, without flangin the plat as, the end posts would be material y reduced in strength and should the car be subjected to great strain either from shifting loads r from outward conditions of service, the posts are liable to become broken at points where such rivet holes have been provided.

Referring to the construction shownjn all figures including 5, 6 and 7, it will be noted that, should any of the end plates be damaged they can be removed and replaced without entering the car for any purpose whatever, in: .smueh' as all rivets and box cars not provided with-end doors or other ventilating means. In Fig. the end posts .3 are of an I beam construction to which is attached a nailin strip 5": for the reception of the linin .21 Fig. 7 shows the end posts slightly di erently arranged so that the in'- ner flanges of the I beamend posts 2'2 are almost in line with the inner faces oi the end plates 23 and 24 and is the construction most desirable where it is not necessary to line the end of the car.

It will be understood from this description that althou h the improvementsof this invention are s mple they accomplish in a thoroughly practical manner all the objects sought and that by thei' employment at car end may be produced which. will be simple in manufacture and easily repaired.

a not desire to be limited to the specific construction or arrangement of elements shown and described, as it is obvious that changes in construction and arrangement may be the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I aim in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not involve a departure from its spirit and scope.-

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In abox car the ends of which comprise end sills, flanged end-posts, trans-v versely extending end members,- and vertical sheet metal plates, said transversely extending and members comprising angularmetal' sections provided with vertical flanges on bers resting thereon and outside ofsaid vertical flanges, said vertieal sheet metal It will of course be understood that I do made without departing from thegpirit-of their inner edges and wood framing mem- 1 plates having their lower edges secured to' said end sillsrtheir vertical ed es flanged and secured to the webs of said and their upper edgesllanged and secured to the, webs of said transversely extending end members. 1 2.11'1 a box ear, the ends of which comprise end sills, corner posts, Z bar end posts,

and transversely extending Z bar end menu-- hers and vertical sheet metal plates 'said vertical sheet metal plates having their lower edges secured to said end sills, their J mner vertical edges flanged and secured tothe webs of said 2 bar end posts, their outer flanged and secured to said corner osts, their lower edges secured to said on 51115 1 and their upper edges flanged and secured to the webs of said Z bar end members, said central sheet metal plates being flanged at their vertical edges and securcd to thewebs I olsaid Z bar end posts. v

' This specification signed and witnessed this 1st day of April, 1916.

\V. E. -WINE. In the presence of- It. F. TILLMAN, L. J. Tlnmms; 

